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• PM flags action on inducements to win Coalition support for gambling laws — as it happened

  09-08-2026 23:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese has flagged action on gambling advertisement inducements that could likely result in the Coalition's support of the government's proposed reforms.
  
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• Live: PM flags action on inducements to win Coalition support for gambling laws

  09-08-2026 23:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese has flagged action on gambling advertisement inducements that could likely result in the Coalition's support of the government's proposed reforms. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Former Japanese ambassador warns PM over 'insulting' melon gesture

  09-08-2026 23:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese is accused of being “ungracious” over his description of melons gifted to him by his Japanese counterpart on a podcast. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Bulk-billing rates on the rise

  09-08-2026 23:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government says the number of Australians seeing a GP for free is on the rise. Follow live.
  
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• Multicultural grants brawl: Coalition accuses Labor of funding ‘ghettoisation’

  09-08-2026 21:30 via smh.com.au
  
  A clash over border controls and diversity will heat up in the coming week as Anthony Albanese tries to balance support for migrant communities with demands to tighten up the overseas intake.
  
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• Very real risk Australia gets no submarines at all: Turnbull

  09-08-2026 20:54 via smh.com.au
  
  Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull will tell an inquiry into AUKUS that if Australia has no submarines, it would be “the most serious failure of Australian defence planning in modern history”.
  
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• Free GP visits on the rise as 1400 clinics ditch out-of-pocket fees

  09-08-2026 16:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The national bulk-billing rate for the June quarter edged up to 84.1 per cent, almost 4 percentage points higher than in the same quarter last year.
  
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• Best of cartoons, August 10, 2026

  09-08-2026 15:39 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• ‘Give me a freaking break’: Greens senator spells out terms on Albanese’s gambling bill

  09-08-2026 05:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young would negotiate on ads on streaming services, but she wants a ban on online advertising and a tougher crackdown on inducements.
  
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• Albanese, Taylor hedge their bets on gambling reform deal, spooked by One Nation

  09-08-2026 05:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Fears Pauline Hanson would exploit a hardline gambling ad ban for a culture war inform plans for the major parties to strike a deal.
  
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• Greens draw firm line on betting perks

  09-08-2026 02:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens are not prepared to vote on the government's gambling legislation, outlining some of their main concerns around "predatory" behaviour.
  
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• Greens draw betting perk line ahead of gambling showdown

  09-08-2026 02:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens are not prepared to vote on the government's gambling legislation, outlining some of their main concerns around "predatory" behaviour.
  
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• Skinny is the new skinny: how body extremes reflect the zeitgeist

  09-08-2026 01:30 via smh.com.au
  
  As men are encouraged to looksmaxx and take peptides to get larger and more imposing, women like Ariana Grande are becoming skeletal.
  
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